A solarization-resistant glass having a UV-cutoff with a definite or predetermined transmittance gradient, said solarization-resistant glass having a composition, in percent by weight on the basis of oxide content, comprising:
- SiO2
- 55-82
- B2O3
- 10-20
- Al2O3
- 1-10
- Li2O
- 0-5
- Na2O
- 0-10
- K2O
- 0-10
- Σ alkali oxides
- 0-10
- MgO
- 0-5
- CaO
- 0-10
- SrO
- 0-5
- BaO
- 0-15
- Σ alkaline earth oxides
- 0-15
- ZrO2
- 0-3
- ZnO
- 0-5
- CeO2
- 0-2
- WO3
- 0-3
- SnO2
- 0-2
- Fe2O3 as impurity
- 0-0.1
- MoO3
- 0.15-0.25
- Bi2O3
- 0-5
- TiO2
- 0-1
- Oxides of Rh, Hf, Ta, Re, Os, Ir,
- 0-5;
- Pt, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb,
- Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu
- and with a transmittance curve within a corridor or area bounded by respective curves defined by corresponding equations τ=1.7·(λ−277) and τ=1.6·(λ−284) in a wavelength range of from 283 nm to 325 nm, wherein τ is transmittance in percent and λ is wavelength in nm.